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today on the show… gas… in some places it went up three cents overnight… I’m looking for the cheapest prices right now… let me know if you find any bargains and we’ll share this afternoon… listen to The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… this afternoon starting at 4pm… on WICC 600 AM and WICC600.com…

WEATHER… today: FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY… heavy rain for all of southern Connecticut, 56F, tonight: rain ends 50F, tomorrow: sun 70F, Sunday Mother’s Day: morning sun, afternoon clouds 65F, Monday: rain 65F, Tuesday: rain 60F… for more information, news updated continuously on the front page, and to listen to us online, click on WICC600.com…

THE VOICE… gives us a glimpse of the future… the scores of the upcoming weekend… the winners… the losers…  Yankees… Red Sox… Mets… news on Joba and Maddox… sensational pictures from the field and stunning cheerleaders from the NBA… arena football and Eli’s wedding… it’s all new… today… click on SPORTS PICKS on the right, or just click (here)…

just some ancient rock history… it was on this day… back in 1970… The Guess Who had a number one song with “American Woman”… and Bruce Springsteen released his classic album “Born To Run” on this day back in 1974…

BLACK HOLE OF TEXAS… a huge sinkhole in Texas is now the size of three football fields and has swallowed telephone poles, tires, oil tanks, and vehicles… and today… houses may be next… click (here)…

HOW MUCH FOR YOUR MOM?… just in time for Mother’s Day, a new survey caculates how much your mom would be making if being a mom were a fair-paying job… stay-at-home moms?… around $117,000 per year… click (here)… and (here)…

TAG SALE… YARD SALE… GARAGE SALE… RUMMAGE SALE… whatever you call it… if you are selling your stuff for extra cash or to clean out the cellar… here are some tips… click (here)…

75 SKILLS A MAN SHOULD KNOW… from Esquire… click (here)…

SINATRA STAMP… first class, all the way, baby… the new stamp comes out next week… click (here)… and from Hoboken Now, with a picture of his kids, click (here)…

MOHEGAN SUN vs. FOXWOODS MGM GRAND… two giants fighting over your fun and money… the battle heats up when MGM Grand officially opens later this month… and Mohegan Sun doesn’t intend to let them get all the attention… for the story, click (here)…

THE GONG SHOW… returns… click (here)…

MAN IN SUV PURPOSEFULLY SMASHES INTO WOMAN’S CAR… oops… he thought it was his father… no explanation why he would try to hit his father… it’s a felony charge… click (here)

23 CENT PIZZAS IN OHIO… Papa John’s Pizza insulted Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player Lebron James with an ad campaign by calling him a crybaby… to apologize to his fans, Papa Johns sold pizzas with one topping for 23 cents… the same number as his jersey number… police had to be called to control some of the crowds… click (here)…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRASSWHACKER… the gas cylinder lawnmower was patented on this day in 1899… should you go electric?… click (here)… and read more about the history of the lawnmower than you knew… from Wikipedia, click (here)…

MIKE WALLACE (CBS NEWS, 60 MINUTES)… turns 90 today… click (here)

BILLY JOEL (PIANO MAN, BAD DRIVER)… turns 59 today… click (here)

NICK IS BACK… Nick Apollo Forte… he’s been performing on a cruise ship off South America since January… Nick sings… click (here)…. and, Nick is a charter fishing boat captain… click (here)…

BASEBALL…

YANKEES vs. TIGERS… tonight in Detroit… game starts at 7:05pm… pregame at 6:30pm… all of it on WICC 600 AM… preview, click (here)…

RED SOX vs. TWINS… tonight in Minnesota…. preview, click (here)…

METS vs. REDS… tonight in New York… preview, click (here)…

MLB STANDINGS… click (here)…

BRIDGEPORT BLUEFISH vs. CAMDEN RIVERSHARKS… tonight in New Jersey…

Yankees… scheduled to play today at 1:05… no telling what time we’ll start today’s show… Jim Koplik of Live Nation concerts is scheduled… and later, another edition of “Are You Smarter Than A Wrestler?”… The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… afternoons (usually) starting at 4pm… on WICC 600 AM and WICC600.com

WEATHER… today: showers 72F, tonight: rain 55F, tomorrow: rain 68F, Saturday, sun 70F, Sunday Mother’s Day: morning sun, afternoon clouds, night rain 65, Monday: rain 65F… for more information, news updated continuously on the front page, and to listen to us online, click on WICC600.com…

WORLD’S TALLEST LEGO TOWER… new record…over 100 feet tall… click (here)

BEDBUGS… NOT JUST FOR YOUR BED ANYMORE… they’re on the subway in New York… maybe that’s one on your neck right now… click (here)…

XRAY OF… A PYTHON THAT SWALLOWED A KITTEN… to click or not to click… (here)

OVER-EXPOSED… so this guy makes a spectacle out of himself at a bar…by hitting on women and jumping in front of the camera taking pictures at a bachelorette party… later that night… he robs a few of the women and takes their purses… he apparently didn’t realize they were the women he had just been hitting on… the ladies simply gave the picture to the police and the police got him… read the story, click (here)…

LASER ALARM CLOCK… in order to turn it off you have to be awake enough to shoot the bulls-eye… click (here)…

CAREER: ten jobs you can do at home… click (here)…

SHORTER WAIT AT THE RESTAURANTS… department stores less busy… same for golf courses… but Costco is up… signs of a bad economy… see more, click (here)…

BASEBALL…

YANKEES vs. INDIANS… this afternoon in New York… pregame at 12:30p… first pitch at 1:05p… weather permitting… all of it on WICC 600 AM… for the preview, click (here)…

RED SOX vs. TIGERS… tonight in Detroit… preview, click (here)…

METS… night off… they start a series against Cincinnati tomorrow night in New York…

MLB STANDINGS… click (here)…

BRIDGEPORT BLUEFISH are in Camden tonight playing the Riversharks…

today… we cross Long Island Sound to talk to Dan Rattiner… owner of several newspapers in the Hamptons and Montauk… he is also a reporter who has talked to celebrities, billionaires, and fishermen around Long Island for the past 50 years… he has a new book out…click (here)… also… boxing in Bridgeport this weekend… and more of the usual afternoon stuff.. on The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… this afternoon starting at 4pm… on WICC 600 AM and WICC600.com…

WEATHER… today: sun 70F, tonight: clouds 55F, tomorrow: showers 72F, Friday: showers 68F, Saturday: sun 70F, Sunday Mother’s Day: clouds develop, night rain 65F, Monday: rain 65F… for more information, news updated continuously on the front page, and to listen to us online, click on WICC600.com…

this year’s Democratic nomination process has been as intense as any regular presidential election… and maybe even more than some, hasnt it…

After watching the Kentucky Derby, it’s no wonder no one wants to come in second place…

BRIAN SMITH CONCERT SCENE… updated news on Connecticut entertainment… every night after the six o’clock news… with Jim Koplik of Live Nation Concerts every Thursday after the five o’clock news… and in print… click (here)..

just some quick items today…

LOTTERY THIEVES… the couple who had my lottery ticket claimed my $180 million Powerball prize… click (here)

A-ROD’S WIFE SAYS HE FAINTED WHEN THEIR FIRST DAUGHTER WAS BORN… click (here)…

ROBBINS OF BASKIN-ROBBINS DIES… now Tom Carvel has another poker buddy in Ice Cream Heaven… click (here)…

LED ZEPPELIN ROLLER COASTER… getting ready for its official debut at Hard Rock Park… we talked to the CEO last month… and now the Hard Rock Cafe theme park is preparing for it’s official grand opening… click (here)…

MY EARLY PREDICTION FOR SCARIEST HALLOWEEN COSTUME… Amy Winehouse… and she can be such an attractive woman… but now she is starting to look like Keith Richards on a bad day… click (here)…

WEATHER CHANNEL SEX SCANDAL… I mean, come on, how often does anyone ever get a chance to write a headline like that?… there is a lawsuit starting to form… click (here)…

HIGH GAS PRICES… and now people are driving slower… click (here)…

LESS SLEEP… may mean a fatter belly… click (here)

VOTE FOR THE STONED… if you watch American Idol… a site called “VOTE FOR THE WORST” continually asks fans to vote for the week’s worst performer, just to cause trouble with the show’s results… this week, they are calling themselves “VOTE FOR THE STONED” in a tribute to dreadlocked Jason Castro who forgot the lyrics to his song last night… click (here)… and here is the story from last night… click (here)…

AND… ANIMAL HOUSE 2008… six San Diego State University fraternities have been suspended for dealing drugs… click (here)

FIRST DOGS WITH HATS… NOW DOGS WITH CIGARS… a growing threat… nah… just part of a dog show in Germany… more pictures, click (here)

BASEBALL…

YANKEES vs. INDIANS… tonight in New York… game starts at 7:05… pregame at 6:30… tomorrow is an afternoon game… all of it is WICC 600 AM… preview, click (here)…

RED SOX vs. TIGERS… tonight in Detroit… preview, click (here)…

METS vs. DODGERS… this afternoon in Los Angeles… preview, click (here)…

MLB STANDINGS… click (here)…

a walk-on role in Johnny Depp’s latest film… tea with Alan Greenspan… tennis lessons from Andre Aggasi… just a few of the things up for grabs in an online auction to benefit the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial… we’ll talk to the officials involved this afternoon at just after the 5:30 news… on The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… starting this afternoon at 4pm… on WICC 600 AM and WICC600.com…

WEATHER… and the weekend is looking good so far… today: sun 73F, tonight: clouds 50F, tomorrow: showers 70F, Thursday: showers 72F, Friday: showers 70F, Saturday: sun 70F… for more information, news updated continuously on the front page, and to listen to us online, click on WICC600.com

CASINO CRAPS OUT… The Tropicana Casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City have filed bankruptcy… a lot of casinos are hurting because of the gas prices… hey… what about free gas pumps for a perk?… for the Tropicana story, click (here)…

RED SOX - YANKEES ARGUMENT TURNS INTO MURDER… in Nashua, New Hampshire… click (here)…

WHAT KIND OF SOAP GOES WELL WITH PRIME RIB?… a New Zealand restaurant accidentally served liquid dish detergent instead of wine… two women are in the hospital… click (here)…

DWD… driving while drowsy… is it as bad as driving while drunk?… click (here)…

DWD… driving while dumb… motorcyclist flips bird at cops… then flips bike… crashes… click (here)…

EXTRA MONEY?… KNIFE-IN-THE-WALL COAT HOOK… spend that tax bonus on something useful instead of food and gas… click (here)…

WOULD YOU LIKE THAT BURGLAR COOKED WELL DONE?… a man trying to rob a Florida restaurant got stuck over the grill… and almost cooked alive… click (here)…

RIDGEFIELD CONNECTICUT BOY REMOVES BRETT FAVRE JERSEY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS… it didn’t fit anymore… he’s been wearing it since he got for Christmas 2003… for the story, click (here)… and bonus… I found at least two editing mistakes in that Fox News story… see if you can…

INVESTMENT AND CAREER ADVICE: TORNADO SAFETY… the governor of Arkansas has suggested all schools build tornado safe rooms… seems like a mini-gold rush if you know how to swing a hammer and pour concrete… story, click (here)

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PRIMARY NEWS… it’s Obama vs. Clinton today in the Democratic Primaries in North Carolina and Indiana… to make it easy for you to check in throughout the day, here are the links to some of the news outlets in those states:

NORTH CAROLINA:

THE RALEIGH NEWS AND OBSERVER newspaper… front page, click (here)

WCNC television news… primary news coverage page, click (here)

INDIANA:

THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR newspaper… front page, click (here)

WTHR television news… homepage, click (here)

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PARDON THE SHALLOWNESS… we all know the Beautiful People also get pimples, thinning hair and fat around the middle… but Hollywood seems to catch all these things with the airbrush and the make-up before we see them… the current howl about photographs this week isn’t about the poses of Miley Cyrus, but the cellulite of 22 year old Mischa Barton… if, as is suggested, her endless cigarette smoking is to blame, maybe these pictures will help put a few butts out… click (here)…

BASEBALL…

YANKEES vs. CLEVELAND INDIANS… tonight in New York… game starts at 7:05… pregame at 6:30… all of it on WICC 600 AM… for the preview, click (here)…

RED SOX vs. TIGERS… tonight in Detroit… preview, click (here)…

METS vs. DODGERS… tonight in Los Angeles… preview, click (here)…

LISTEN TO THE BRIAN SMITH NEWS AND VARIETY SHOW, AFTERNOONS AT 4, ON WICC 600 AM AND WICC600.COM…

how to email Brian: click (here)…

BrianSmithRadio.com updates after 10am each day, and during the day as they occur…

Brian Smith… is… the same “Brian Smith“ of the former long-time successful morning show at WPLR with his name on it; he is now going to bed late, and sleeping late, and hosting the successful afternoon show on WICC 600 AM in Connecticut…

For links to our guests, experts, bands, and concert and entertainment calendars, as well as special photo and interest pages… scroll up and down and look on the right side of the page>>>>>

another chance for a trip to Las Vegas… this afternoon… on The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… starting at 4pm… on WICC 600 AM, and WICC600.com…

WEATHER… today: sun 70F, tonight: clear 48F, tomorrow: sun 70F, Wednesday: clouds appear, night rain 70F, Thursday: morning rain, afternoon sun 65F, Friday: clouds and showers 65F… for more information, news updated continuously on the front page, and to listen to us online, click on WICC600.com…

PLANNING FOR THE NEW BAGHDAD… is it Iraq or downtown Stamford?… check out what city planners for the army have envisioned as the goal of Baghdad… (Tigris Woods Country Club?… seriously?)… click (here)…

DRIVERS TRYING TO HIT 48 STATES IN 5 DAYS… they started yesterday in Vermont… click (here)…

FLORIDA STUDENT FACES FELONY CHARGES FOR “HIGH FIVES”… he had tacks hidden between his fingers… click (here)…

WISCONSIN MOTHER SHOOTS 8-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IN LEG TO WIN BET… it was for a dollar… there was a lot of drinking involved… hey, it was only a BB gun… click (here)…

GET OFF OUR DUFFS… BEER PRODUCTION AND BOWLING ALLEYS IN DECLINE… I just don’t understand how this can be happening in America… just two of the industries that aren’t doing as well as they used to… video rental stores are in the group as well… read more, see more, click (here)…

BEER CAN COFFIN… speaking of beer… a Chicago man is looking ahead to his demise… and being buried in a giant can of Pabst Blue Ribbon… click (here)…

NO CARNIVAL FOR YOU… WILL HIGH FUEL PRICES CANCEL YOUR LOCAL CARNIVAL?… could be… it takes expensive fuel to run those rides… also going up… the prices of banner signs pulled by airplanes… and ice cream from the ice cream truck… click (here)…

SEINFELD… TEN YEARS GONE… on May 14… it will be ten years since Seinfeld had its big finale on NBC-TV… six years ago, TV Guide said it was the best sitcom ever… ten years later, is Seinfeld still funny?… Newsweek magazine says no… click (here)…

NEED MONEY?… SELL THAT GOLD AND SILVER IN YOUR MOUTH… many people are… click (here)…

WHERE HAS YOUR DOG BEEN?… how about a camera that attaches to your pet’s collar.. that takes pictures every 15 seconds so you can come home and check his whereabouts through the day… click (here)

ROGER CLEMENS… I DIDN’T DO IT, PART TWO… he apologized yesterday for… something… maybe… click (here)…

BASEBALL…

YANKEES… DAY OFF… they start a series against Cleveland tomorrow night in New York…

RED SOX vs. TIGERS… tonight in Detroit… preview, click (here)…

METS vs. DODGERS… late tonight in Los Angeles… preview, click (here)…

Gas up today?…email me or call in to the show with the cheapest price of gas you can find... we’ll share the information this afternoon… on The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… starting at 4 this afternoon… on WICC 600 AM and WICC600.com… find out how to email me by clicking (here)…

WEATHER… today: showers 65F, tonight: drizzle 45F, tomorrow: drizzle 60F, Sunday: showers 65F, Monday: sun 65F, Tuesday: sun 65F… for more information, news updated continuously on the front page, and to listen to us online, click on WICC600.com…

Brian Smith will be at Benedict’s Home and Garden, 480 Purdy Hill Road in Monroe… this Saturday from noon til 2… please feel free to stop by if you are around… buy Mom a small garden for Mother’s Day… every moment she has a trowel in her hand is another moment she’s not spending your inheritance at the casino… for the Benedict’s web site, click (here)… and for the map, click (here)

ICE CREAM TIME… Brian Smith will be one of the “Celebrity Scoopers” at the Walnut Beach Creamery on Saturday afternoon starting at 4… along with Ted Koppy of NewsChannel 8 and your favorite local politicians and mayors… it is a benefit for the Beach Clean-up and “Scoop The Sound”… Walnut Beach Creamery will donate $1 for every ice cream item sold… and the Celebrity Scoopers donate their salaries to clean the beaches… The Walnut Beach Creamery (they make their own ice cream… it’s great!)… is at 17 Broadway in Milford… for the map, click (here)…

THE VOICE… is gassing up the statmobile for another journey through the world of sports predictions and opinions… baseball, NBA, arena football, the Kentucky Derby… and some of the best pictures you will find… a multi-media delight better than reality… go there yourself… click (here)…

CHINA OPENS UP WORLDS LONGEST SEA BRIDGE… 22 miles long… actually, the bridge over Lake Ponchartrain in New Orleans is a longer bridge… that’s why the Chinese record is for a “sea bridge”… see more pics, read about it, click (here)… news video, click (here)… here is the story from the Chinese news service (in English), click (here)

SUPERGIRL?… or a Mexican witch?… UFO spotters in Mexico think they’ve seen a flying woman… click (here)…

780,000 ADULT WEBSITE VISITS IN A YEAR???… a Japanese senior government official has been demoted… because he visited 780,000 porn sites on his computer in a year… the breakdown for how many a day he must have clicked to reach that number is tremendous… from USA Today, click (here)…

ALWAYS REMOVE THE TRAFFIC SIGNS FROM THE FRONT OF YOUR CAR AFTER YOU HIT THEM… a lesson to be learned… click (here)…

MAN TRIES TO CASH $360 BILLION CHECK… can I have that in tens and twenties please?… for the story, click (here)..

THE PHYSICAL TOLL OF LIVING IN A CELLAR FOR 25 YEARS… that Austrian father who locked up his daughter is horrendous… but what happens to a human who is locked up… with no sunlight… and restricted air and exercise… for the details, click (here)

BASEBALL JUNKIES: BASEBALL GETS IT’S MONTHLY REVIEW… from ESPN… a good but longer read… click (here)…

BASEBALL….

YANKEES vs. MARINERS… tonight in New York… game starts at 7:05… pregame at 6:30 on WICC 600 AM… for the preview, click (here)…

BOSTON vs. RAYS… tonight in Boston… preview, click (here)…

METS vs. DIAMONDBACKS… later tonight in Arizona… preview, click (here)…

MLB STANDINGS… click (here)…

BRIDGEPORT BLUEFISH vs. SOMERSET PATRIOTS… season opener at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard tonight… 7:05pm… click (here)…

Jim Koplik of Live Nation Concerts on the show this afternoon a little after five… Connecticut has a lot of entertainment lined up for this summer… The Brian Smith News and Variety Show starts at 4 this afternoon… on WICC 600 AM and WICC600.com …

*WICC 600 was off-air for a while this morning because of a fire at our transmitter site*

WEATHER… today: morning sun, afternoon clouds 60F, tonight: rain 50F, tomorrow: rain 65F, Saturday: showers 65F, Sunday: showers 65F, Monday: morning showers, afternoon sun 65F… for more information, news updated continuously on the front page, and to listen to us online, click on WICC600.com…

Brian Smith will be at Benedict’s Home and Garden, 480 Purdy Hill Road in Monroe… this Saturday from noon til 2… please feel free to stop by if you are around… nothing says “I LOVE YOU, MOM” better than a bag of peat moss and a roto-tiller… for the Benedict’s web site, click (here)… and for the map, click (here)

SAVE GAS… BY “HYPERMILING”… it involves putting more air in your tires, taking the luggage rack off your roof, and a few driving tricks… it may not be easy, and it may not be safe… click (here)…

LOWEST PRICES OF GAS TODAY… in New Haven County… the lowest price is around 3.69 per gallon for regular… in Fairfield County around Bridgeport, the lowest is around 3.75… highest is 4.07 in Greenwich…

GOT EXTRA MONEY?… BUY A TOAST MATTRESS… impress your guests… it’s an inflatable mattress shaped like a giant piece of toast… click (here)

FLORIDA NEWS PART ONE: WRONG BUNS IN THE BATHROOM… a Florida restaurant gets in trouble for keeping its bread in the men’s room… click (here)…

FLORIDA NEWS PART TWO: DON’T PET THE SNAKE… a man is in critical condition after being bitten by his pet cobra… click (here)…

WARNING… RE-USING THAT CARDBOARD POST OFFICE BOX IS ILLEGAL… click (here)

NO WISE CRACKS: GIRL’S PROM INVITE WRITTEN ON BARE BOTTOMS… 13 lacrosse players were suspended for the creative prom invitation… but she did say yes… click (here)…

BASEBALL…

BRIDGEPORT BLUEFISH… season starts tomorrow… click (here)

YANKEES vs. TIGERS… tonight in New York… game starts at 7:05, pregame at 6:30 on WICC 600 AM… preview, click (here)

RED SOX vs. BLUE JAYS… tonight in Boston… preview, click (here)…

METS… have the night off… they start a series against the Diamondbacks in Arizona tomorrow night…

STANDINGS… click (here)…

Today on the show… more on the sculptor who carves detailed works from the graphite in a pencil… his works are on display at the Easton Library… also… sorting out the truth from the bunk about identity theft… and another chance… theoretically… for you to win a trip to Las Vegas… The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… starts at 4 this afternoon… on WICC 600 AM, and WICC600.com

WEATHER… today: sun 60F, tonight: FROST ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 8AM TOMORROW (this is the winter that never ends…) 35F, tomorrow: sun, clouds, showers 60F, Friday: clouds and showers 65F, Saturday: good day to go to Benedict’s Home and Garden in Monroe from noon til 2… clouds and sun 65F, Sunday: sun 65F… for more information, news updated continuously on the front page, and to listen to us online, click in WICC600.com…

Brian Smith will be at Benedict’s Home and Garden, 480 Purdy Hill Road in Monroe… this Saturday from noon til 2… please feel free to stop by if you are around… time to buy mom a shovel or a chain saw for Mother’s Day… for the Benedict’s web site, click (here)… and for the map, click (here)

nothing fancy today… just some quickees…

GET A PIECE OF POPE RUG… the carpet store that supplied the yellow and white rug for the Pope’s visit to Yankee Stadium last week is now giving away one foot squares… click (here)

MAN STEALS T-SHIRTS FROM KOHL’S WHILE HIS GIRLFRIEND APPLIES FOR JOB… that’s not exactly the way an employee discount works, bub… click (here)

FLORIDA MOM… TEACHER… AND BIKINI MODEL… well, now she’s just a mom and a bikini model… she lost her teaching job… is that fair?… click (here)

PENNSYLVANIA MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY PLAYER ARRESTED FOR STREAKING THROUGH DOWNTOWN SCRANTON… and he’s the captain of the team… he says he ran around naked on a bet… c’mon officer, it’s Scranton… click (here)

LESBOS UNITE!… the people of the Greek island of Lesbos are going to court to get gay women to stop using the term “Lesbian”… good luck… click (here)

DO WE HAVE TO KNOW?… Cher says she had an affair with Tom Cruise… click (here)

The noisy musical “Stomp!” (the one where everybody pounds garbage cans and radiators) is at the Palace Theater in Waterbury today and tomorrow… one of the cast members of “Stomp!” is from Stratford… Shola Cole… she’ll be on the show today… along with workplace expert Dale Collie answering your email gripes… 2 Sentence News… Wheel of Outrage… and more… on The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… starting at 4 this afternoon… on WICC 600 AM, and WICC600.com..

WEATHER… today: morning showers, afternoon sun 60F, tonight: clear 40F, tomorrow: sun 60F, Thursday: some sun, some showers 60F, Friday: clouds and showers 65F, Saturday: clouds and sun 65F… for more information, news updated continuously on the front page, and to listen to us online, click on WICC600.com

Brian Smith will be at Benedict’s Home and Garden, 480 Purdy Hill Road in Monroe… this Saturday from noon til 2… please feel free to stop by if you are around… buy your fertilizer in a bag instead of waiting for it to come out of the radio every afternoon starting at 4… for the Benedict’s web site, click (here)… and for the map, click (here)

HUGE TORNADOES HIT VIRGINA LAST NIGHT… these types of storms are usually seen in Texas… click (here)

NEW POLL: GUESS WHAT OUR TOP MONEY WORRY IS?… here’s a hint… it’s gas prices… click (here)…

DETROIT… DAD BUYS 7-YEAR-OLD SON A MIKE’S HARD (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE) LEMONADE AT A TIGER’S GAME… the father says he didn’t know it was adult drink… the son is in a foster home for now… the dad… is a college professor… click (here)…

JIMI HENDRIX… SEX TAPE?… I wonder if this will end up at the Hard Rock Cafe… click (here)…

ROGER CLEMENS AND MINDY McCREADY… DAY TWO… in theory, this sounds like a juicy story that may turn into a movie… but I… uh… really don’t want to picture any of this in my mind… I’d be willing to vote for a complete pardon for anything Clemens may have done… or ever will do… as long as we don’t have to hear any intimate details of the affair… for today’s follow-up (and Mindy McCready doesn’t deny any of it).. click (here)…

FLORIDA PART 1… MAN TRIMS TREE IN YARD… FINDS HUMAN SKELETON IN BRANCHES… surprise!… and it’s not a left-over Halloween prop… it could be a suicide… and no one smelled it???… click (here)…

FLORIDA PART 2… MAN TRIES TO ABANDON BABY IN A STRIP CLUB… click (here)…

IRAN SAYS “BARBIE GO HOME”… Officials in Iran say Barbie is destructive to Iran… click (here)

BREAK TIME: TOP 10 BEACHES IN THE WORLD… well, here’s one opinion… click (here)…

$10 MILLION… SPITZER’S PROSTITUTE… SUES “GIRLS GONE WILD”… she says she was 17 when they videotaped her… and she never gave permission… for the story, click (here)…

CHUBBY INMATE SUES JAIL FOR MORE FOOD… he’s in waiting to be tried for murder… he started out at over 400 pounds… he’s lost 100 pounds… and he wants more food… click (here)

YOUR MIND CAN ONLY HANDLE FOUR THINGS AT ONCE… newest study… it’s a longer read… click (here)…

GRAND THEFT AUTO… PREDICTION: $400 MILLION IN THE FIRST WEEK… even if you don’t play video games, you have to be impressed by the money this thing is making… it is out today… for the story, click (here)… released just before summer… the pale will get paler…

THE NEW BATMAN MOVIE… has been getting more publicity than any other movie coming out this summer… it hits the theaters on July 18… see the newest publicity photos… click (here)

$126 MILLION PITCHER BARRY ZITO… DEMOTED TO RELIEF PITCHER… he’s 0-7 for the year so far for the San Francisco Giants… click (here)…

BASEBALL…

YANKEES vs. TIGERS… tonight in New York… game starts at 7:05pm… pregame at 6:30pm on WICC 600 AM… for the preview, click (here)…

RED SOX vs. BLUE JAYS… tonight in Boston… preview, click (here)…

METS vs. PIRATES… tonight in New York… preview, click (here)